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Illustration 1-34650 The McCormick Automatic Self- Rake Reaper was originally patented in 1858 and was manufactured and sold in large numbers from 1862 to about 1875. This machine was known as McCormick's "Old Reliable." An automatic rake swept the cut grain off the platform, depositing it in neat gavels on the ground, ready to be bound into bundles by the hand binders. The "Old Reliable" was a one-man machine; thus another worker was released to aid in other harvest jobs.
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McCormick's "Old Reliable" Automatic Self-Rake Reaper of 1864 at work in the field. Note how the mechanical rake swept the cut grain off the platform and deposited it in neat gavels ready to be bound. A crew of 4 or 5 men was required to do the binding. This type of harvester was first manufactured and sold by McCormick in 1862. Its popularity among farmers continued until 1875 when it was replaced by a more efficient machine brought out by McCormick.
Illustration No. 182 The McCormick "Old Reliable' Automatic Self-Rake Reaper of 1867. An automatic rake, which swept the cut grain off the platform, replaced the man who formerly rode on the machine to do this work, thus releasing another man to help the hand binders. A crew of 4 or 5 persons was required to bind the grain into bundles as it was cut.
Illustration No. 276 The McCormick "Advance" Combined Reaper and Mower. This machine was manufactured and sold by McCormick from 1869 to 1879. The "Advance" was a combined reaper and mower, with the automatic rake built as part of the reel. Platform and reel were removable so the machine could be used as a straight hay mower. The illustration shows it as a reaper.
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History of the invention of the McCormick reaper. Includes the story of the invention of the reaper, a brief chronological biography of Cyrus Hill McCormick, patent information, the history of agriculture, development of reaping machinery, labor charts, crop listing, and a number of illustrations.

Illustration 1-34650 The McCormick Automatic Self- Rake Reaper was originally patented in 1858 and was manufactured and sold in large numbers from 1862 to about 1875. This machine was known as McCormick's "Old Reliable." An automatic rake swept the cut grain off the platform, depositing it in neat gavels on the ground, ready to be bound into bundles by the hand binders. The "Old Reliable" was a one-man machine; thus another worker was released to aid in other harvest jobs.
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McCormick's "Old Reliable" Automatic Self-Rake Reaper of 1864 at work in the field. Note how the mechanical rake swept the cut grain off the platform and deposited it in neat gavels ready to be bound. A crew of 4 or 5 men was required to do the binding. This type of harvester was first manufactured and sold by McCormick in 1862. Its popularity among farmers continued until 1875 when it was replaced by a more efficient machine brought out by McCormick.
Illustration No. 182 The McCormick "Old Reliable' Automatic Self-Rake Reaper of 1867. An automatic rake, which swept the cut grain off the platform, replaced the man who formerly rode on the machine to do this work, thus releasing another man to help the hand binders. A crew of 4 or 5 persons was required to bind the grain into bundles as it was cut.
Illustration No. 276 The McCormick "Advance" Combined Reaper and Mower. This machine was manufactured and sold by McCormick from 1869 to 1879. The "Advance" was a combined reaper and mower, with the automatic rake built as part of the reel. Platform and reel were removable so the machine could be used as a straight hay mower. The illustration shows it as a reaper.
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